Salary Increase Proposed for Wyoming Governor, Top Elected Officials

As the state legislature struggles to fund Wyoming's public schools and the University of Wyoming grapples with a financial crisis, a proposal introduced Friday in the Wyoming House would give raises to the state's top five elected officials.

The amended version of House Bill 175 would give Wyoming's governor, secretary of state, superintendent of public instruction, state treasurer and state auditor raises of $8,000 apiece.

That would put the governor's salary at $113,000. The other four officials would make $100,000 per year, should the measure become law.

According to the bill's fiscal note, the raises would be not benefit the current office-holders, including Governor Matt Mead. Rather, the raises would go into effect for officials inaugurated in January 2019.